Egypt arrests rise to 24 journalists as entire Matsda2sh newsroom detained

Egyptian authorities have detained the entire newsroom of Matsda2sh, one of Egypt's few independent outlets, with the number of journalists held rising to 24, Middle East Eye reported. Security forces accused the fact-checking site of operating as part of the "terrorist Muslim Brotherhood's media apparatus," which the outlet denies; Mada Masr said the arrests began Monday night with raids on editors Mohamed Ashraf Abu Emaira and Abdallah Qadry.

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